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Chevy Volt, courtesy of General Motors
Chevy Volt, courtesy of General Motors
Chevy Volt, courtesy of General Motors
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Description

GM's EREV, extended range electric vehicle, with a 16kWh Li-ion battery from LG Chem, giving the Volt a 35 mi all electric range and 379 mi total range. In hybrid mode, the Volt will achieve 37 MPG and in electric mode the Volt will consume 36kWh/100 mi (93 MPGequivalent). The Volt is a 4-door, 4-seater hatchback powered by a 150 hp electric motor and a 1.4L gasoline engine, which supplements the electric motor once the batteries have been depleted. GM has announced that 7,000-10,000 Volts will be produced within the first year of production. Delivery of the first Volts began in December 2010.

Plug In America Test Drives the Chevy Volt

Specs

Vehicle Type: 
Cars & Trucks
Drivetrain: 
PHEV
Range: 
35 mi
Target: 
Now Available
Top Speed: 
100 mph
Connector Type: 
J1772
Price (USD): 
$39,145
Vehicle Website: 
2012 Volt | Electric Car
Sources: 
Gm-Volt
CVRP Eligible

Comments

Anonymous's picture

Volt

2012-04-18 — Anonymous
It's a little misleading to say 37 miles per gallon - I'm at 102 miles per gallon in my Volt. If you drive less than 40 miles a day (which 80 percent of Americans fall into this category five days of the week) you don't use any gas at all. But more importantly - this drives like a luxury car. It feels substantial, safe, roomy and looks great. I know Toyota has done a lot to the Prious, but it just feels like a plastic co-cart - I know lots of people love theirs, but once I tried the volt that was it. And with leasing, it turned out to be cheaper than the Prious. Not to mention, you still have to put gas in a Prious. I'll see how long I go on the first tank.Not to mention it's built in Detroit. Good for the USA.
Anonymous's picture

Volt ?

2012-03-19 — Anonymous
Come on are you joking ? My 1987 ford escort got 38 MPG city 47 MPG highway and it cost less than $7,000. 00 Who's kidding who? GM's 3 cyl geo is better than this volt. Quit TRYING to reinvent the wheel and build something that is better than 30 year old technology NOT WORSE......Hello!
Anonymous's picture

Ford Escort?

2012-04-14 — Anonymous
Which model of the 1987 Ford Escort are you referring? Here is a link... Maybe you can point it out to us...! https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bymodel/1987_Ford_Escort.shtml My Volt has used 6.3 gallons of gasoline for the last 1400 miles driven... and the tank is not empty yet... It'll drive another 700+ miles before another visit to a gas pump! You're certainly uninformed but nice try!
Anonymous's picture

Chevy Volt is the Best

2011-11-29 — Anonymous
The Chevy Volt is the best car to take us to a point where we don't send all our fuel dollars to Canada and the Middle East. What other car can we drive with a normal range and for daily use use no gas? I don't understand why Americans don't see this. Just because Obama sat in one doesn't mean it's a democratic car.
Anonymous's picture

Does Chevy Volt qualify as EV?

2011-04-26 — Anonymous
I know the Volt qualifies for the federal tax credit, but does it qualify as an EV in states that offer sales tax exemptions? Specifically WA?
Colby's picture

You are correct, the Volt

2011-04-26 — Colby

You are correct, the Volt qualifies for the $7,500 federal tax credit. According to Plug In America's incentives page:

"WA - BEVs are exempt from 6.5% sales tax and PHEVs exempt from the motor vehicle sales tax of 0.3%. Tax exemptions also apply to charge station parts and labor costs"

I think the Volt would qualify as a PHEV in this situation. Keep in mind I am not an accoutant. Please verify this with a professional before making any descisions.

Eric's picture

does the volt have a

2011-04-10 — Eric
does the volt have a transmission? If so, would I have to worry about changing the fluid? Also, does the gas engine directly drive the wheels? I've heard conflicting answers.
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Colby's picture

Yes, yes, and yes

2011-04-26 — Colby
The Volt does have a transmission. Page 11-6 of the manual (page 468 of the manual pdf) mentions replacing the transmission fluid. The gasoline engine does directly drive the wheels, but only when certain conditions are met. The first condition is that the battery must be depleted. This means that the engine will not drive the wheels, no matter what speed you are traveling at if you haven't depleted the battery. The second condition is that the vehicle must be traveling above 70mph. So the Volt's engine will only directly drive the when the car is in charge sustaining mode AND the vehicle is going faster than 70mph. Below 70mph, it simply acts as a generator.
Anonymous's picture

Some might be confused

2012-05-08 — Anonymous
There is no gas engine. only an electric engine. after the 35 miles of electric is used up the Gas generator powers the electric engine. which should get better then 90MPGe. you can check these facts at other places.

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